- Date
- May 14, 1986, 09:20 local (15:20 UTC)
- Place
- Great Falls, MT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N3749RCessna 172H
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860514017569A
- Case key
- 16962
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
On ground/water encounter with weather
Weather condition - high windCause
Nose over
Compensation for wind conditions - improperCause
Analysis
The plt reported that after landing on rwy 24 he was back taxiing on rwy 06 when he encountered strong, gusty surface winds. He said he stopped and was looking for a place to tie down when a strong gust flipped the acft onto its back. Surface wind at the time of the accident was reported from 260 degrees at 33 with gusts to 42 miles per hour.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3749R
- Reported as
- Cessna 172H
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 172255549
- Engine
- Continental O-300-D, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Kirby And Penny Underahl, doing business as Kirby Underdahl
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- Tiber Lake, MT
- Airport
- GTF · Great Falls International
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 36
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 167 total · 161 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 260° at 33 knots, gusting 42
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 39 °F, dew point 16 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GTF
FAA reports on this event · 1
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